1/3/09- Led by yet another double-double from forward Victoria Sweet (So., Harlem, NY), the Nyack Women's Basketball Team defeated Marywood University tonight in a non-conference tilt, 74-55.  Sweet tied for a game-high 18 points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds to lead Nyack to their sixth win of the season as they improved to 6-2 overall.  The Lady Warriors blew open the game in the 1st half as the dominated the contest from the outset and entered the intermission with a commanding, 49-23 lead.  Nyack was on fire offensively as they shot 54% from the field and 58% from behind the arc in the 1st half.  They finished the game at 45% (30-66) from the field and 43% (9-21) from 3-point range.  Sweet led four Lady Warrior starters in double figures in scoring as Shelly Yount (Sr., Belvidere, NJ) tied Sweet with a game-high 18 points, Kelsy McIntosh (Jr., North Pole, AK) had 14 points, helped by a 4-10 effort from 3-point range, and Christy Porter (Highland, NY) chipped in 12 points.  The other Nyack started Jasmine Minter (Richmond, VA) managed only 1 point but she ripped down 9 rebounds and had a game-high 8 assists to complete the total team effort. The Lady Warriors are back in action when they continue a non-conference stretch in their schedule as they travel to Queens College on Tuesday, January 6th.

1/3/09- The Nyack Men's basketball team began the new year with a tough non-conference road contest at NYIT, and despite trailing by only two at the half, the Warriors dropped the game, 51-66.  Nyack was plagued by a poor shooting performance as they managed only 14% (2-14) from behind the arc, and 55% (5-9) from the free throw line.  NYIT fared better from long-range as they shot 36% (8-26) and were able to get to the charity stripe far more often (66%, 18-27) than the Warriors. The Warriors were led by Valiant Jones (Sr., Los Angeles, CA), who was the only Nyack player in double figures with 15 points.  Stedford McLeod (Sr., Bronx, NY) pulled down eight rebounds for Nyack, but the Warriors were outrebounded, 28-37.  The Warriors kept the game close in the 1st half as they entered the break down only 24-25, but NYIT, thanks to the advantage at the free throw line, pulled away in the 2nd half. The loss drops the Warriors to 4-7 overall, and they will be back in non-conference action on Wednesday, January 7th, when they travel to play Dowling at 7:00pm. 

NEW HAVEN, CT (December 30, 2008) – Philadelphia University leads the women’s standings and Caldwell College and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia are the men’s co-leaders in the race for the 2008-09 Alfred R. Restaino, Sr. Cup. The standings include results from the 2008 fall season for Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) sponsored sports. The 2008-09 men’s and women’s trophies will be awarded after the spring season to the institutions that perform the best across the board in CACC regular-season and post-season play.  The Cougars and Devils lead the men’s standings with 11 points each, while the Lady Rams lead with 12.6 points. 
The point system used for the award takes into account each team’s finish in both the CACC regular-season and conference tournament. Each school receives a combined point total, and that total is divided by the number of sports the institution sponsors.  
The Cougars and Devils are tied with 11 points as a result of Caldwell’s finish in men’s soccer and USP’s performance at the cross country championship. Caldwell won the soccer regular-season championship and advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament, while USP finished second in cross country. Post University won the soccer tournament championship and Felician College finished first in cross country. The rest of the standings include Dominican (10), Philadelphia (8.5), Holy Family and Felician (8.25), Bloomfield and Wilmington (8), Post (6.75), Goldey-Beacom (4.5), Nyack (4.25) and Chestnut Hill (3.5).  
Philadelphia leads the women’s standings on the strength of championships in both cross country and tennis. The Lady Rams were finalists in the soccer and volleyball tournaments and captured the soccer and tennis regular-season championships. Georgian Court is close behind in second place after winning the soccer and volleyball championships. Furthermore, the Lions finished second in cross country and fourth in tennis.   
The rest of the women’s standings include Holy Family (10.1), Felician (8.75), Nyack (8.6), Caldwell (8.25), USP (7.9), Wilmington (7.8), Post and Bloomfield (6), Dominican (5.9), Goldey-Beacom (5.8) and Chestnut Hill (3.8). 
 

12/20/08 - After a 10-hour bus ride, the Warrior Men's Basketball team lost a hard fought battle to Northeast 10 foe Southern New Hampshire, 76-69 on Saturday afternoon.  The stormy weather caused the team to make the normal four-hour trip at a crawl in the first major storm of the season.  SNHU's Troy Bowen led five Southern New Hampshire University players in double figures with 16 points as the Penmen handed the Warriors the loss at the SNHU Fieldhouse.  The Penmen, who won their fourth in a row, improved to 6-3, while the Warriors are now 4-6 on the season. Valiant Jones (Sr., Los Angeles, CA) and Stedford Mcleod (Sr., Bronx, NY) led Nyack with 15 points apiece, while Aundrae Williams (Jr., St. Louis, MO) added 11 points and seven rebounds. Nyack trailed 58-55 midway through the second half when Jose Lopez (Jr.,Patchogue, NY) hit back-to-back three pointers to give the Warriors a 61-58 lead.  The Penmen would then go on a 12-3 run to take a 70-63 lead with four minutes to play.  Bowen gave SNHU the lead for good with his trifecta at the 5:22 mark, then capped the run with a layup.  The Warriors would get the lead down to five in the closing moments, but the Penmen sealed the win by hitting four free throws in the final 14 seconds. The Penmen led 42-36 at halftime and opened up an eight-point advantage early in the second half, but Nyack used a 9-2 run to take a 49-48 lead on a Jones basket with 14:14 on the clock.  Southern New Hampshire reclaimed the lead 47 seconds later on a three by Vejraska.  Nyack would tie the game three times but didn't edge back in front until Lopez' pair of three-pointers. The Warriors built a 15-12 lead seven and a half minutes into the game but SNHU would score eight unanswered points to take a 20-15 lead with 10:21 left in the first half.  The Penmen would use another 8-0 run to take their largest lead of the game, 35-24, with 4:51 to go on a Stapleton layup.  Nyack scored the next six points to make it a 35-30 game, but that would be as close as it would get in the first half as the Penmen held a 42-36 halftime lead. SNHU prevailed despite just shooting 35.5% (11-31) over the final 20 minutes and 40.9% for the game.  The Penmen generated a 25-10 advantage in free throw opportunities and were 16-25 at the charity stripe as opposed to Nyack's 5-10 effort.  The Penmen outrebounded the Warriors 23-16 in the second half and 43-41 for the game and matched a season low by committing just 12 turnovers.

12/16/08- The athletic department at Nyack College recently completed, with the assistance of the Nyack Colllege Honors Program, a labor of love, collecting, catalouging and sending a library of approxamately 1,250 books to the Angware Secondary School in Nigeria.  Angware was a school with no library, until Warrior Athletic Director and Head Men's Soccer Coach, Keith Davie discovered there was a way to help them with this vital need.  Davie had participated in a sports-related missions trip to Nigeria last fall, supported by Sports Friends Nigeria, the athletic arm of Sudan Interior Mission (SIM).  During the trip, which involved using soccer to help bring the gospel message to the people of Nigeria, Davie heard of the need for a library at the Angware Secondary School. Upon his return Davie was able to recruit the Warrior athletic department in his desire to see a library for the students at Angware.  During the spring a massive book drive was held and with the assistance of Mandy Aikens, athletic department Compliance Director, Penny Foland, Head Athletic Trainer, Josh Thompson, Head Women's Basketball Coach and Warrior athletes the library was collected and organized.  Students from the Nyack College Honors Program, under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Gates, helped to catalouge the library. This fall the library was ready to send on the long trip to Nigeria.  The books made their way to a shipping company in Georgia where they were then packed for their special journey to Nigeria and the Angware Secondary School.  Now students, who previously had no access to a library and the wealth of knowledge that a library brings, are able to enjoy the 1,250-book collection; and the students and staff of the Nyack College athletic department are able to enjoy the satisfaction that helping others in need brings.